Anthony Martial misses FC Midtjylland clash with late hamstring injury

Anthony Martial could not go for Man United after suffering a hamstring injury.

United’s lengthy injury list has undermined their hopes of success this season and after keeper David De Gea was injured in the warm-up for the first leg against FC Midtjylland, now Martial has gone down with an injury.

Manchester United had no hiccups against championship side Shrewsbury Town as they romped to a 3-0 win, giving their beleaguered manager Louis van Gaal some breathing space. Please note that comments are automatically checked for inappropriate language and will be removed accordingly.

It was just the response that van Gaal needed after his side’s hopeless performance in Denmark on Thursday when United were beaten 1-2 by Midtjylland in a Europa League Round of 32 match.

Jose Mourinho has said he is prepared to wait until next season for the “right moment” to return to management, amid continual speculation linking him with Manchester United.

Midfielder Juan Mata insisted he was not influenced by the criticism, but admitted he understands the frustrations of the supporters. We have to play continuously, so we don’t have any rest and you have to recover.

The Portuguese who has also managed Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Porto, told reporters after the 20 minute event that nothing concrete had been agreed with United or any club.

The United manager’s future remains uncertain despite the routine win against League One Shrewsbury, and Van Gaal admits Thursday’s fixture at Old Trafford is a significant occasion.

Midtjylland were reduced to ten men when Romer pulled back Memphis to get a second yellow card.

“It has the meaning of winning for the first time for the club this Europa League and also because it gives the chance to play Champions League”.

Asked by a student United fan whether he would be the next manager of the English Premier League club, Mourinho replied: “That’s a one million-dollar question that nobody knows, and I’m the first one not to know”.

Van Gaal added that Antonio Valencia would not start against the Danish champions, even though he trained today.